Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · KeyBank Center · 2025–26 Regular Season

Pittsburgh Penguins

5 – 2

Final

Buffalo Sabres

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at KeyBank Center. Avery Hayes scored twice; Ben Kindel scored twice. Arturs Silovs made 26 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 32–27.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PIT	2	1	2	5	32
BUF	1	0	1	2	27

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	01:46	BUF	EV	Jason Zucker (15) · wrist	Ryan McLeod (30), Bowen Byram (18)	0–1
1st	09:18	PIT	EV	Avery Hayes (1) · snap	Ilya Solovyov (5), Rutger McGroarty (3)	1–1
1st	18:47	PIT	EV	Avery Hayes (2) · snap	Anthony Mantha (22), Parker Wotherspoon (16)	2–1
2nd	07:44	PIT	EV	Ben Kindel (13) · wrist	Unassisted	3–1
3rd	01:55	BUF	PP	Tage Thompson (30) · wrist	Jack Quinn (25), Rasmus Dahlin (37)	3–2
3rd	15:33	PIT	EV	Tommy Novak (11) · backhand	Egor Chinakhov (7), Evgeni Malkin (31)	4–2
3rd	19:46	PIT	SH EN	Ben Kindel (14) · snap	Connor Dewar (11)	5–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	15:54	PIT	Evgeni Malkin	high sticking	2
1st	18:59	PIT	Ryan Shea	holding	2
2nd	10:03	PIT	Sidney Crosby	cross checking	2
2nd	17:54	BUF	Alex Tuch	tripping	2
3rd	01:14	PIT	Evgeni Malkin	tripping	2
3rd	04:13	BUF	Michael Kesselring	hooking	2
3rd	10:33	BUF	Peyton Krebs	interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	10:33	PIT	Connor Clifton	fighting	5
3rd	10:33	BUF	Peyton Krebs	fighting	5
3rd	18:31	PIT	Anthony Mantha	hooking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: PIT 5.18 · BUF 2.95 · xG% PIT 63.7

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
81	Ben Kindel	C	2	0	2	+2	0	2	1	0	40.0	17:27	21
85	Avery Hayes	R	2	0	2	+2	0	6	2	0		10:09	14
28	Parker Wotherspoon	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	5	2		23:37	24
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	4	5	0	0	50.0	17:59	19
39	Anthony Mantha	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		16:30	20
19	Connor Dewar	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	45.5	15:41	18
18	Tommy Novak	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3	15:19	17
59	Egor Chinakhov	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0		13:08	17
7	Ilya Solovyov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		12:08	17
2	Rutger McGroarty	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	100.0	10:01	16
17	Bryan Rust	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3		23:31	23
65	Erik Karlsson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	0		22:47	23
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	0	0	+1	2	6	0	0	52.2	20:05	21
5	Ryan Shea	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:29	26
77	Brett Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:44	25
75	Connor Clifton	D	0	0	0	+3	5	0	5	2		17:19	21
16	Justin Brazeau	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		11:11	14
13	Kevin Hayes	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	33.3	7:07	12

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
37	Arturs Silovs	W	28	26	2	.929	59:38

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		26:32	32
4	Bowen Byram	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	2		26:00	30
72	Tage Thompson	C	1	0	1	-3	0	7	1	0	44.4	23:18	24
71	Ryan McLeod	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	56.5	20:01	28
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0		19:24	20
17	Jason Zucker	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	71.4	18:48	21
25	Owen Power	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	3		25:12	30
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		22:42	28
89	Alex Tuch	R	0	0	0	-2	2	3	0	0		20:53	26
91	Josh Doan	R	0	0	0	-4	0	0	1	0		18:35	23
86	Noah Ostlund	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	71.4	12:23	18
29	Beck Malenstyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		11:10	17
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0	100.0	10:40	16
48	Tyson Kozak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50.0	10:38	18
63	Isak Rosen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		10:36	13
94	Konsta Helenius	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		8:02	11
8	Michael Kesselring	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0		7:56	14
78	Jacob Bryson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		4:19	7

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
34	Alex Lyon	L	31	27	4	.871	56:51